Journal article
External validation of a bifactor model of oppositional defiant disorder
Abstract
Dimensions of irritability and defiant behavior, though correlated within the structure of ODD, convey separable developmental risks through adolescence and adulthood. Irritability predicts depression and anxiety, whereas defiant behavior is a precursor to antisocial outcomes. Previously we demonstrated that a bifactor model comprising irritability and defiant behavior dimensions, in addition to a general factor, provided the best-fitting …
Authors
Waldman ID; Rowe R; Boylan K; Burke JD
Journal
Molecular Psychiatry, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 682–693
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2021
DOI
10.1038/s41380-018-0294-z
ISSN
1359-4184